After reading the letter “Trump’s call for unity rings hollow” (Jan. 22, TribLive), I again felt compelled to respond. As usual, the letter-writer either fails to, or refuses to, look at both sides. I agree that President Trump can be less than ideal when addressing his political opponents. And there is the caveat: I can easily address his issues, while the letter-writer seems to refuse to do the same on his side of the aisle.
President Biden ran on being a unifying figure. He has called Trump a “direct threat to democracy.” He has called the millions of supporters of Trump “semi-fascists” and said they “embrace political violence.” I ask anyone, are these the words of a unifier? His sycophants in the media are even more vitriolic against conservatives.
Anyone with a clue can see the left embraces political violence. The mere fact that the Democratic-controlled agencies (IRS, Justice and recently Treasury, demanding banks query transactions with keywords “Trump” and “MAGA”) shows just who the “direct threat to democracy” truly are. And I remind everyone, we are a constitutional republic, not a democracy.
So I tell the letter-writer and everyone two important things: One, judge not by words but by deeds, and two, when you cannot take an unbiased look at your side, you denigrate any debate and show your true lack of integrity.
Richard Bell
Ligonier Township